Interview

Jim Lentini: Dean, Composer, Guitarist

James Lentini – Dean and Professor of Music at the nationally recognized School of Fine Arts of Miami University – is not only an accomplished administrator whose efforts to facilitate arts and culture resulted in a 2010 endowments of in excess of $15 million from the For Love and Honor campaign. James Lentini is also [...]

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Restoration

Profession of Conservator: Honor the Artist’s Wishes

Restoration, as a profession emerged in medieval times when owners of private art collections wanted to keep their art objects in a pristine condition. The main mission of a restorer was to maintain the fine appearance of paintings, sculptures and decorative items. Often done in preparation for sale, the principal goal of restoration today is [...]

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US

Driehaus Museum: A Chicago Historic Landmark

…a private home which, better than any other possible selection, may stand as a representative of the new impulse now felt in national life… Edward Strahan, Mr.Vanderbilt’s House and Collection, 1883 The Samuel M. Nickerson House survives as one of the few remaining examples of the palatial homes erected by the wealthy of America’s Gilded [...]

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Writers

Guided Dream of Michael Griffith

“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream”, Jorge Luis Borges Michael Griffith, author and U.C. Associate Professor of English, believes in empathetic imagination, in making the effort to understand others. By creating characters and stepping into life and circumstances helps him to better understand himself. His books don’t come from his life in a [...]

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Photo & Graphics

PhotoFusion Spirituality of Light

Unlike their literally interpreted counterparts, these images are not focused mainly on details, they try to reflect spirituality. Photos of ethereal light patterns are used as a painting tool applied on foundational image. Owen Brock named this technique photo fusion which is a juncture of design and photography. His long time fascination with the spiritual [...]

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Ceramics & Sculpture

A Potter’s Challenge: Craft or Art?

Thousands of years of evolution of ceramic art hasn’t changed the foundations of an ancient craft based on practice, experience and experimentation. Of the many of skills involved in pottery making, a ceramic artisan needs patience, stubbornness and a high tolerance for failure. Beguiling and simple at first glance, the process of creating art pottery [...]

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Architecture

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Studio

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Readings

Readings

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Choreography

Dance

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Photography

Alla Wiedenmann, Oman

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Literature

Mercantile library

414 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513. 621.0717

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Theaters

ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI

1127 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513.421.3555

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Literature

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY

800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2009 Phone: 513.369.6900  

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Schools

ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI

1212 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513.562.6262

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